12 November 2023 Dear Editor I was interviewed by a journalist the other week asking about possible future implications for our industry as a number of NZ universities start downsizing their geological departments. My eldest daughter is at Otago doing geology, fortunately she got in…
The 2023 extreme weather events The beginning of the year was marked with the significant weather events that affected many areas across the upper North Island. Rainfall recorded over the summer of 2023 in parts of the North Island broke all-time records, with the February…
I want to start this by saying a huge thank you to all of those who have submitted pieces for this edition of the magazine, we all know the industry has been somewhat busy with the cyclone responses but without people giving up their time…
We looked through the archives and found this article from November 1982. Gavin Archer’s article on “Some Aspects of Ground Anchor Design” is still very relevant today and compliments the update we have in this issue to the Ground Anchor Specification.
19 June 1943 – 15 December 2021 Michael John Pender, or Mick to his friends, colleagues, and students, obtained his BE(Hons) and PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Canterbury in 1966 and 1971, respectively. In 1972, he received a post-doctoral fellowship at the…
As usual we had many entries to this year’s poster competition. The standard was high and we would like to thank everyone who entered. We are pleased to announce the winning posters for 2022: Congratulations to you all. 1st Place Dion Dow Development of a…
We have already flown through the first half of 2022, and despite the challenges of the domestic and international environment, the geotechnical industry in New Zealand continues to do well. Investment in infrastructure remains strong and based on New Zealand’s first-ever long-term infrastructure strategy that…
In this issue we have many papers from those in the earlier stages of their careers as well as those in the later stages passing on their wise words. Our NZGS Young Geotechnical Professionals who were not able to attend the Cairns conference were invited…
We took a look through the archives of NZ Geomechanics News and found this article from 50 years ago. As you read it, just imagine if this was happening today.
20 November 1930 to 15 December 2021 David was one of Australia’s foremost engineering geologists with a career spanning more than 50 years. An extraordinary human being as well as an extraordinary geologist, David was a legend in both Australia and New Zealand. His career…
